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Introduced
02/12/2025
02/12/2025
In Committee
02/27/2025
02/27/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
AN ACT To amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to adoption, so as to redesignate the provisions of Code Section 19-8-24, relating to advertising restrictions and unlawful inducements, as a new Code section in Chapter 12 of Title 16, relating to offenses against the public health and morals; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill involves a technical reorganization of existing Georgia adoption law by moving provisions related to advertising restrictions and unlawful inducements from Title 19 (adoption laws) to Title 16 (criminal offenses), specifically to a new Code Section 16-12-6. The bill makes several conforming changes across different sections of the law, including updating cross-references in adoption petition requirements and court hearing procedures to reflect the new code section number. Specifically, the bill adds a provision that all terms used in the new code section will retain their original definitions from the adoption statute (Code Section 19-8-1), ensuring continuity of legal interpretation. The changes appear to be primarily administrative in nature, repositioning existing legal language about adoption-related advertising and financial inducements from an adoption-focused section to a section dealing with offenses against public health and morals, while maintaining the substantive legal standards and definitions of the original provisions.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (6)
Mandi Ballinger (R)*,
Beth Camp (R)*,
Karen Mathiak (R)*,
Kimberly New (R)*,
Angela O'Steen (R)*,
Carmen Rice (R)*,
Last Action
House Withdrawn, Recommitted (on 04/04/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70293 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/234341 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/232316 |
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